Kpler data shows Strait of Hormuz shipping slows to five vessels after tanker attacks
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Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slows to five commodity vessels on Saturday and none on Sunday, down from 31 the prior weekend, Kpler tracking shows. The slowdown follows attacks on three ADNOC tankers last week, with U.S.-Iran talks stalled and Iran saying Washington must meet its conditions for traffic to resume.
Key Facts
- Kpler recorded five commodity vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday and none on Sunday, compared with 31 in the prior weekend.
- The United Arab Emirates said three vessels operated by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company were attacked in transit last week.
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Washington must meet Iran's conditions regarding the strait for shipping to resume.
- Before the war, the waterway handled one-fifth of the world's crude oil and liquefied natural gas shipments.
- At the Bab el-Mandeb strait, Kpler recorded 49 weekend transits by commodity vessels, down from 55 the prior week, and no tracked Saudi oil shipments.
Hormuz Transit Drop
Five commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday and none were registered for Sunday, according to Kpler shiptracking data, versus 31 in the prior weekend. The Saturday traffic included an empty Very Large Crude Carrier with its Automatic Identification System switched off and an Indian-flagged Very Large Gas Carrier that used the Iranian route. A small tanker laden with Iranian fuel oil exited the strait during the period, Kpler data showed. The figures are far below the more than 130 ships a day that traversed the Strait of Hormuz before the war launched by the United States and Israel on Iran in February.
Tanker Attacks and US-Iran Stalemate
The United Arab Emirates said three vessels operated by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company were attacked in transit last week. The United States said it could maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Washington must meet Iran's conditions regarding the strait in order for shipping to resume. Before the war, the waterway handled a fifth of the world's shipments of crude oil and liquefied natural gas.
Bab el-Mandeb Traffic
At the Bab el-Mandeb strait, Kpler recorded 49 weekend transits by commodity vessels, down from 55 in the prior week. Yemeni Houthis declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia at the strait on July 20. No tracked Saudi oil shipments were recorded through Bab el-Mandeb over the weekend.
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Kpler data shows Strait of Hormuz shipping slows to five vessels after tanker attacks
